Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

The James Irvine Foundation

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Typical grant size
$3K – $22K – $200K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
1,623
Repeat grantees
893
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Timothy Recker
TREASURER & CIO
$2.5M
Donald J Howard
PRES/CEO/DIR
$929K
Casey Budesilich
CORP SECRETARY/COO
$492K
Danielle Edmonds Taylor
ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY
$216K
Ultiminio Rios
CHAIR
$18K
Paulette Brown-hinds
DIRECTOR
$18K
Brenna Butler Garcia
DIRECTOR
$12K
Michael Chui
DIRECTOR
$10K
Sheri Dunn Berry
DIRECTOR
$10K
John B Frank
VICE CHAIR
$10K
Goodwin Liu
DIRECTOR
$10K
Teresa Matsui Schneider
DIRECTOR
$10K
Eliseo V Medina
DIRECTOR
$10K
Kafi D Blumenfield
DIRECTOR
$10K
Maria Anguiano
DIRECTOR
$10K
Sara Recktenwald
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
7,055
Total grants awarded
$1.4B
Total amount
$193K
Average grant
$18.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$154.1M
654 grants
2023
$174.1M
686 grants
2022
$189.6M
577 grants
2021
$155.6M
557 grants
2020
$117.6M
608 grants
2019
$101.1M
678 grants
2018
$90.9M
730 grants
2017
$87.4M
610 grants
2016
$84.3M
381 grants
2015
$38.6M
418 grants
2014
$87.6M
544 grants
2013
$78.0M
612 grants

Top recipients

73 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$45.7M
29 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$32.6M
19 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$25.8M
22 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$25.5M
35 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$24.4M
57 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$23.0M
25 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$22.3M
15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$21.3M
Connected
9 grants · CA
$18.2M
15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$17.0M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Tides Center
To support Fair Work in California
CA · TY 2024
$11.2M
Inland Empire Community Foundation
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$8.0M
San Francisco Foundation
To support Housing Affordability in CA
CA · TY 2024
$7.5M
Foundation for California Community Colleges
To support Better Careers in California
CA · TY 2024
$4.4M
Movement Innovation Collaborative
To support Research and Development in CA
CA · TY 2024
$4.0M
National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc
To support Fair Work in California
NY · TY 2024
$3.6M
Community Foundation for Monterey County
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$3.4M
Tides Center
To support Better Careers in California
CA · TY 2024
$3.0M
Regents of the University of California
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.8M
Borealis Philanthropy
To support Research and Development in CA
MN · TY 2024
$2.5M
Coalition for Responsible Community Development
To support Better Careers in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.5M
Tides Center
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.4M
Community Partners
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.1M
Chinese Progressive Association
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Fresno Community Development Financial Institution
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Ampac Tri-state CDC Inc
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Canal Alliance
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Anti-recidivism Coalition
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Pico California
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
California Calls Education Fund
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.9M
Kitchen Table Advisors
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.8M
Powerswitch Action
To support Fair Work in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.7M
University of California Berkeley Foundation
To support Housing Affordability in CA
CA · TY 2024
$1.6M
Catalyst California
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1.5M
Action Council of Monterey County Inc
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.5M
California Community Foundation
To support Housing Affordability in CA
CA · TY 2024
$1.3M
Maintenance Industry Labor-management Cooperation Trust Fund
To support Fair Work in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.2M
Regents of the University of California
To support Fair Work in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.2M
National Employment Law Project
To support Fair Work in California
NY · TY 2024
$1.1M
State Democracy Project
To support Fair Work in California
NY · TY 2024
$1.1M
Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
California Immigrant Policy Center
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Liberty Hill Foundation
To support Housing Affordability in CA
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
San Francisco Foundation
To support Better Careers in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Policylink
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
To support Research and Development in CA
DC · TY 2024
$1.0M
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
To support Additional Grantmaking in CA
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
California Black Power Network
For general operating support
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Milken Institute
To support Research and Development in CA
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Warehouse Worker Resource Center
To support Fair Work in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Time for Change Foundation
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Community Development Technologies Center
To support Better Careers in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Rockwood Leadership Institute
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Jobs to Move America
To support Research and Development in CA
CA · TY 2024
$975K
Reinvent Stockton Foundation
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$900K
Entertainment Industry Foundation
To support Better Careers in California
CA · TY 2024
$850K
Alliance for Safety and Justice
To support Just Prosperity in California
CA · TY 2024
$800K
El Pajaro Community Development Corporation
To support Priority Communities in California
CA · TY 2024
$800K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.